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Barack Obama's
Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign is denying a fresh accusation leveled by the campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton that surrogates for the Illinois Democrat are engaging in "dirty tricks" in Iowa. Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle made the charge in a letter to supporters Monday night. "In both Iowa and New Hampshire, we have heard that Obama staffers are berating Hillary supporters on the phone with negative attacks against her," wrote Doyle. She went on to describe accounts of a negative campaign tactic known as "push polling"-- a practice where voters receive phone calls from individuals posing as independent pollsters who instead offer details of negative and sometimes misleading attributes about a particular candidate. Doyle also said some of Clintion's Iowa supporters have received calls that direct them to the wrong precinct locations. In a statement released Tuesday, Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton called the accusation a "flat-out falsehood." Tuesday's back-and-forth between the leading Democratic presidential is the latest in a primary process. Brock has a good chance at winnin the precidency. I really hope he does it would be great for this country. Maybe he can get us out of Iran. Barack you have my vote.
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Hate crime charges dropped on gays
In Washington congress has dropped legislation that would have expanded hate crime laws to include attacks on gays after it became clear the measure wouldn't pass the House, aides said Thursday. The bill, sponsired by Sen. Edward Kennedy, was widely supported by Democrats and even some moderate Senate Republicans, but because it was attached to a major defense policy bill that would have authorzied more money for the Iraq war, many anti-war democrats said they would oppose it. "We don't have the votes," said one House Democractic aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because conference negotiations on the defense bill were on going. "We're abouit 40 votes short, not four or six." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said she was "strongly committed" to the bill and will continue to work to send it to President Bush. Under current federal law, hate crimes include acts of violence against indivduals on the basis of race, religion, color or national origin. Federal prosecutors have jurisdiction only if the victim is engaged in a specific federally protected activity such as voting. Kennedy's bill would have extended the category to include sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or disability. It also would give federal authorites greater leeway to participate in hate crime invesigations, and allow them to step in if local authorities were unwilling or unable to act. The measure also would have provided $10 million over the next two years to help the local law enforcement officals cover the cost hate crime prosecutions. The bill is named Matthew Shepard, a gya college freshman who died after he was beaten into a coma in 1998 in Laramie,Wyoming.
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Be Safe
EVERY YEAR AROUND CHRISTMAS THOUSANDS OF ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. WHETHER THEY BE FROM ANIMAL ATTACKS TO SLIPPING ON TOYS. OVER TWO THOUSAND SEACH YEAR GET RUSHUSHED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. MOST ARE CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT PLAYING SAFE. SO THIS WINTER TAKE EVERY CAUSTION AND BE SAFE. PLAYING WITH CANDLES, CHOKING ON BALLOONS,SO WHAT YUOR KID VERY CLOSY. SO YOU SEE THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERNET TYPES OF ACCIDENTS. WHAT EVER THEY MAY BE DONT LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU. BE SAFE AND HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS. CAUSE THE LAST THING YOU WOULD WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS FOR ONE OF YOUR CHILDERN TO DIE SO BE SAFE.
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